You think if you set the price they'll turn me in You think that when I'm up upon the pike you'll win They'll say that I was fighting For the spirit of the law What will they say about you When I'm gone You murdered and you stole you mocked the home I gave Though I'd prefer a happy end no man can cheat the grave I know what they'll remember In the words of every song What will they say about you When I'm gone They'll say We stared into the wind that tore away our breath We left behind a message that can not be claimed by death A hero lives forever For the ones that carry on What will they say about you When I'm gone